Tag: Alma

Rather than get irrational with his anger, Moroni to the energy of his anger and controlled himself and rationally plan how to respond so that he could achieve his righteous desires without granting more strength to his enemy.

Ammoron demonstrate how the wicked will use any excuse to justify themselves. He claims that the Nephites wronged the Lamanites in the beginning but then, knowing that he is a Nephite by birth he claims his ancestry through Zoram and indicates that Zoram was wronged – despite the fact that Zoram willingly assigned himself with…

The danger that the Nephites faced rose and fell according to their righteousness. As they were righteous they became secure and as they were wicked they lost security.

It took a year for Ammoron to report the death of Amalikiah to the queen, get appointed king, raise a fresh army, and attack the Nephites on the west sea. In our day, most of that would have happened within a week.

Did the king-men notice the irony that they were selling the same thing that Amalikiah, the now sworn enemy if the Nephites sight before his dissention? Did they recognize the irony that they would not fight for their liberty save for the liberty to be brought into bondage or to appoint a king over their…

At a time of great danger the Nephites were described as being at their happiest point in history because they were anxiously engaged in a righteous cause. Moroni had them busy fortifying in many different ways, building places of security and rooting out potential pockets of insecurity. Even when we face Sanders, if we will…

The Lamanites didn’t understand the Nephites – or more specifically Captain Moroni. Moroni, on the other hand, understood the Lamanites well enough to manipulate them into running away from his weakest city and attacking a stronger one instead.

In another time of history Moroni might not have been a military man. His desire was to do good. At this time in Nephite history, the good that needed doing was inspired military leadership and thus Moroni applied his talents to meet that need. Other men like Moroni did other things and in all ages…

I wonder if any degree of the refusal, by those Lamanites who refused to go to battle against the Nephites, was because of them being among those in the army of Zerahemnah who had made a covenant of peace. It would be interesting if that were the case for any of them.